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Finishing

Discuss the finishing processes and materials used to achieve the perfect finish.

 

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Subforums

  1. Finishing Tips

    Use this sub-forum for Finishing to submit your tips and tricks related to this sometimes complicated subject.

    • 103 posts
    lew
    Refinish or reburbish this finish
    lew,

  2. Finishing Book Reviews

    Please use this forum to enter your book reviews related to Finishing.

    • To fill in the title field of your book review, please use the same title as the book you are reviewing, thank you.
    • 8 posts
    kmealy
    Furniture Repair and Refinishing
    kmealy,

  3. Finishing Archives

    This forum was moved from our old community to our new community, the software change made much of our old content disheveled and the layout looking poor. But we are keeping this forum intact, as we slowly but surely move the old content, to our active Finishing Forum.

  1. Finishing a walnut table

    kmealy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    kmealy
    kmealy

  2. Tung Oil. Or not.

    kmealy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    lew
    lew

  3. Welcome General Finishes to Our Community

    John Morris,
    • 19 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Jayhawk714
    Jayhawk714

  4. water based "lacquer"

    kmealy,
    • 5 replies
    • 1k views
    Fred W. Hargis Jr
    Fred W. Hargis Jr

  5. Pantry Floating Shelves

    sreilly24590,
    • 2 replies
    • 1k views
    FlGatorwood
    FlGatorwood

  6. A Take On Finishing Blog

    John Morris,
    • 5 replies
    • 1k views
    Cal
    Cal

  7. Piano bench restoration

    kmealy,
    • 10 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Gerald
    Gerald

  8. Clear finish

    Ron Altier,
    • 24 replies
    • 1.7k views
    kmealy
    kmealy

  9. GF Finish for Cherry Desk

    John Morris,
    • 18 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Ron Dudelston
    Ron Dudelston

  10. Spraying a frame

    Smallpatch,
    • 15 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Gunny
    Gunny

  11. Sanding sealers

    kmealy,
    • 5 replies
    • 1k views
    Gunny
    Gunny

  12. Half-right rule

    kmealy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1k views
    kmealy
    kmealy

  13. aged wood stains

    kmealy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    kmealy
    kmealy

  14. HELP!

    Artie,
    • 85 replies
    • 6.7k views
    Artie
    Artie

  15. Why you don't try to match or select color by just using a stain's "name"

    kmealy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1k views
    Fred W. Hargis Jr
    Fred W. Hargis Jr

  16. Sanding 101

    kmealy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1k views
    BillyJack
    BillyJack

  17. Making stands for wife's stained glass peoples and things

    Smallpatch,
    • 2 replies
    • 962 views
    Smallpatch
    Smallpatch

  18. stumbled upon this interesting info on solvents

    Cliff,
    • 3 replies
    • 1k views
    kmealy
    kmealy

  19. refinishing cedar chest

    kmealy,
    • 23 replies
    • 2.6k views
    Danl
    Danl

  20. Refinishing kitchen cabinets - need advise

    Danl,
    • 14 replies
    • 1.8k views
    kmealy
    kmealy

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